italian

• 1 Rigatoni gratinati
  Ingredients (Serves 6) 2 medium aubergines, trimmed 150ml/¼pt olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper 4 cloves garlic, peeled and halved 2 x 400g cans cherry tomatoes...

• 2 Alice Hart's Summer minestrone
  Ingredients (Serves 4) 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 shallots, finely chopped 2 celery sticks, finely chopped 1 fennel bulb, finely chopped 200g...

• 3 Angela Hartnett's recipe for mussels with tomato sauce
  Ingredients (Serves 4) 2kg mussels 2 tbsp olive oil 1 thyme sprig 3 garlic cloves, crushed bunch of flatleaf parsley, stalks removed and leaves chopped 150ml white wine...

• 4 From the mouths of wolves
  Bocca is the first cookbook from Jacob Kenedy, head chef of renowned Soho eatery Bocca di Lupo (which translates as 'Mouth of the wolf'). The restaurant focuses on simple, stylish Italian food and has...

• 5 Carluccio shows us some simple, stylish Italian
  Antonio Carluccio has been whipping up culinary treats for fifty years and his new book Simple Cooking is a coming together of all the secrets he has learned over that time. In this book, the London-based...

• 6 Product review: Lagostina lidded stewpot
  The Lagostina pan combines Italian styling with great construction– a rarely seen combination. It is certainly attractive enough to be a pot you keep on the hob. Its design is modern, with a hint...